Needs assessment instruments assist individuals and organizations in making good decisions related to improving performance.
One of the many challenges facing organizations and their associates today is a lack of quality and timely data for making many of the difficult decisions related to improving performance.
In working with a variety of clients over the past several years Roger Kaufman & Associates have developed a number of self-assessment instruments based on concepts and questions that have proven useful in assisting both individuals and organizations in making good decisions.
Self-assessment
Self-assessment in a variety of vital (and often related) areas, include:
- Needs Assessment
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Culture
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Evaluation
- e-Learning
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Performance Motivation
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Performance Improvement
Expertise
Roger Kaufman & Associates is a group of eminent academics and practitioners in the field of performance improvement that includes Professor Roger Kaufman, professor emeritus at Florida State University; Associate Professor Ryan Watkins at George Washington University; Associate Professor Doug Leigh at Pepperdine University; and Assistant Professor Ingrid Guerra at Wayne State University.
Professor Kaufman has published 38 books, including Mega Planning, Strategic Planning Plus, and Strategic Thinking, as well as over 256 articles on strategic planning, performance improvement, quality management and continuous improvement, needs assessment, management, and evaluation.
His latest is a popular book on personal decision-making, 30 Seconds That Can Change Your Life: A Decision-Making Guide for Those Who Refuse to be Mediocre, and a book on organizational success, Change, Choices, and Consequences: A Guide to Strategic Thinking and Planning.
Finding Direction
Roger Kaufman & Associates assist leaders in designing and delivering positive societal impact using their organization and its resources as a primary vehicle. Measurably assisting clients to improve effectiveness requires that the means for performance improvement be based on the ends of simultaneously achieving positive societal consequences and organizational success.
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Do you commit to deliver organizational contributions that add value for society?
(MEGA/Outcomes)
- Do you commit to deliver organizational contributions that have the quality required by your external partners?
(MACRO/Outputs)
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Do you commit to have efficient internal processes, programs, projects, and activities?
(PROCESSES)
- Do you commit to create and ensure the quality and appropriateness of the human, capital, and physical resources available?
(INPUTS)
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Do you commit to deliver: a) products, activities, methods, and procedures that have positive value and worth? B) the results and accomplishments defined by our objectives?
(EVALUATION/CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT)
Reports
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Fig 1. Gap Assessment report |
Gap Assessment.
The Gap Assessment report is based on disparity between :
What Is currently happening in your organization, and
What Should Be happening in your organization. |
Professional Services
We can assist with a variety of service level options, ranging from a fully automated process to a complete project implementation.
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Service Level |
Self-assessment Options |
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Level 1 |
System generated Gap Assessment report |
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Level 2 |
Level 1, plus data analysis of patterns and trends |
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Level 3 |
Level 2, plus recommendations from Instrument's author |
The level of service and customization will depend on your requirements and environment.
Find out more about how needs assessment works for you by contacting Roger Kaufman at RK&A.